Police pulled the ultimate parent-shaming move by snapping a photo and posting it on Facebook “to be a voice for the children caught up in this horrible mess” and convince other drug users “to think twice about injecting… while having a child in their custody.”

Even though parenting experts stressed it was a “freak accident” that could’ve happened to anyone, that didn’t stop people from sending the mom death threats and launching a Change.org petition to look into the child’s home environment and protect him and his siblings from “further incidents of parental negligence.”

“So when there is someone trying, don’t push them away! Because they don’t need the drama. They will leave and then you’re stuck with someone who is the evil step mom. Yes they exist! I see them everywhere!

“A kid can have two moms because in my eyes the more people [who] love her I’m happy!”

2. The father’s morning mantra

A father-daughter duo stole hearts with a sweet bathroom routine.

Every morning, the dad makes his little girl Aaliyah Austin repeat after him:

In a note he passed out to fellow passengers, he explained his little girl was sad she was missing out on Halloween. So he asked people to help make the night special for her by handing out the treats he gave them.

“If you are willing,” he wrote, “when my little donut comes down the aisle, please drop this in her basket. You’ll be making her Halloween!”

Naturally, the plane full of travellers obliged.

5. The multi-tasking mom

This could pretty much be any mom because multi-tasking is a staple of motherhood.

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Photographer Melissa Wardlow encapsulated the skill perfectly as she carried her two children — who were three and eight months old in September — and held a bottle with one hand while snapping shots of a sports team with the other.

The photo of her, captured by John F. Rhodes and shared by the Dallas Morning News, went viral.